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- proper noun Roman mythology The goddess of the
night andcrossroads , usually associated withwitchcraft andsorcery as well asghosts andchildbirth , Roman equivalent of GreekHecate .
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Trivia from the movie Clue, including Jane Wiedlin of the GoGos played the Singing Telegram Girl.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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Masters of Trivia is a website dedicated to trivia games and quizzes that cover several different areas of interest.
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Masters of Trivia is a website dedicated to trivia games and quizzes that cover several different areas of interest.
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BTW: in Trivia Pursuit Genus Edition, the all-purpose answers are Mickey Mouse and Winston Churchill.
mrissa: This does not take into account the times it was Sputnik. mrissa 2010
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Big Brain Trivia: Brain Game fifteen to nineteen (Beg/Int/Expert)
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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Big Brain Trivia: Brain Game fifteen to nineteen (Beg/Int/Expert)
TV Anime Guide for Nov 09 Updated 1 Nov 09 admin 2009
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If what we today know as 'Wikipedia' had started life as something called, let's say - 'Jimbo's Big Bag O'Trivia' - we doubt if it would be the problem it has become.
Wikipedia Risks Jim Horning 2005
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It was a card called The Trivia, showing a single drooping flower.
The Grand Wheel Bayley, Barrington J. 1977
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Hecate was called Trivia, on account of the above tripartition of Diana; her statues were set up where three roads met, and the fairy-queen in _Thomas the Rhymer_ points out to him the three roads that lead to heaven, hell, and elf-land.
The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Compiled by Frank Sidgwick
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The statues of Diana were generally erected at a point where three roads met, for which reason she is called Trivia (from _tri_, three, and _via_, way).
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens
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